The civil rights activist that I picked is Martin Luther King Jr. because of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, he started to do speeches and marches for freedom and to end discrimination. Martin Luther King Jr. has a meaningful impact on American history as one of the most influential speakers. To understand what Martin Luther King Jr. was trying to get to our heads was that "we are one and that we need to work together not against each other'' which is why the civil rights movement was a movement. Martin Luther King Jr. Fought for what was right to let people know that they have freedom and that they do not have to obey someone because of their skin color. And that is why he did a non-violent protest to show how everyone is not bad and how people want change in the world. He did non-violent protests all around the world to spread positivity amongst us. He also tried bringing us together, no matter the race, because we are humans who need people that we can depend on, not just family. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became a civil rights leader because of the speeches he gave to the world, which made a positive change. …show more content…
helped people come together and start to become one with the late and early speeches he gave parents and children who attended those speeches. Martin Luther King Jr. Brought joyful and hopeful energy to the places he went and left a remarkable impact on those tiny and big towns. Martin Luther King also faced challenges, like all the fights going on, and when the police came and shut things down, it was hard for Martin Luther King Jr. to spread love without interruptions, at least he